The Cape Town mother accused of various allegations of child abuse and selling pictures of her daughter on the dark web appeared again in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court on Wednesday, December 8.
The mother was arrested in July this year after the FBI, together with Homeland Security, reacted to information that a woman was selling the photographs and receiving payments via PayPal.
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However, the 32-year-old’s case was once again postponed, until December 20 after the Department of Public Prosecution indicated at her previous appearance in November that they need to make a decision in which court the trial will be heard.
Bonteheuwel councillor Angus McKenzie told Cape {town} etc that the delay in this matter and the rigmarole surrounding it is indicative of a justice system that has not only dismally failed the people it was meant to protect.
“It has once again proven to our communities affected badly by Gender-Based Violence and gangsterism that it is just not serious in partnering to create a safer environment.
“It is worrying that for months there is no decision on the charges that are to be brought against the mother, McKenzie said.
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McKenzie went on to say that the message it sends out to other perpetrators of GBV is that it is ok and that your case will go on for months and months without any conclusion while your victim suffers.
“This matter must draw to a conclusion, a court date must be decided upon and charges must be brought, this is the challenge to the Justice system if they are serious about joining us in fighting GBV,” McKenzie reiterated.
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